The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1887-07-09

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Fiaaly, some apartments being vacant
in the house occupied by Nine. Rosset,
Nine. Baron at once rented them, so as to
be nearer her friend, and more often with
her.
And for two whole years there followed
a cloudles5 friendship-a friendship of
heart and soul-absolute, tender, self
sacrificing, delicious Berthe could scarcely
open her mouth without pronouncing the
name of Julie, who, to her mind, repre-
sented perfection itself.
She lived in happiness-a perfect, quiet,
gentle happiness.
But all of o sudden Nine. Rosset be-
came very sick. Berthe never left her.
side. She sat up with her night after
night; her husband himself seemed to
share all her anxiety.
Now, one morning, the doctor, after
making his usual visit, took Georges and
his wife aside and told them that he con-
sidered their friends condition very seri-
oQs indeed.
Jas soon as he was gone the young couple
sdt down and looked at each other in dis
may; then both burst into tears All that
night they watched together beside the
bed, and Berthe tenderly kissed the sick
woman from time to time, while Georges,
standing at the foot of the bed, watched
her all the while without ever moving his
eyes from her face.
Next day she was worse.
- FINALLY, toward evening, she declared
she felt better, and constrained her friends
to go down stairs to dinner.
They were sitting in their own apart
t,ar,fo cod1xr faa1incr no inclination IN eat
anything, when the housekeeper came in
and handed Georges note. He opened
it, turned livid, and, rising, said to his
wife in a strange manner: "Wait for me
q moment, must go out; will he back
in ten minutes. Above all things, don't
go awayln
And he ran to his room to get his hat.
Berthe waited for him, tortured by q
new anxiety. But, ohedipnt in all things,
| she did not think of returning 10 her
friends room before Georges should re-
turn.
AS he did not come back, it occurred to
her to go to his room and see if he had
taken his gloves, which would be Il sure
sign that he had gone out to make visit.
But the gloves were there; she saw them
at the very first glance. Beside them lay
a piece of crumpled paper. She recog-
nized that also. 1t was the note which
had just been given to Georges.
And burning temptation-the very
first she had ever felt in her whole life
came upon her to read, to find out, Her
conscience, revolving, struggled against iti
but the gnawing of pair full and terribly
excited curiosity urged he, on. She took
the paper, opened it, and recognized jules
handwriting, trembling scrawl written
in pencil. She read; 'Come by yourself
and kiss me, my poor friend; am going
to die.n
At first she did not understand and
stood there stupefied, being especially
shocked by the idea of death. Then, sud
denly, the familiar tone a. ths lettei
caught her attention, and as in One greai
lig. thing flash, illuminating her Who'll,
life, she saw all the Infamous truth, al
their treason, all their periidy. She un
derstood their long deceit, their looks
their silent mockery Of her good faith
their betrayal of her confidence. Sh'
saw theIl again, each in front of the othei
at evenings, under the shade of her OWL